6/24/08

Here's to Cactus Ed

"A true patriot is not afraid to defend his country from it's government."

There is about a million things i'd love to say about Edward Abbey but there is no way with my pea sized brain and my memphis public school education vocabulary, i could get close to doing him justice.

He was a true libertarian, a defender of the american west, a lover of many women, a man's man with taste for good whiskey and cheap beer. Ah, we must somehow be brothers.

If you havn't, read everything he has written and start with the "The Brave Cowboy" and go all the way to "A Fools Progress". You will be inspired to live a richer life and examine your reasons for being on this mother ship we call home. He lived his life his way.

About Me

Well, I'm 53 years old, trying not to waste the last few remaining years of a semi non-productive life. I live in Memphis, TN where the air is thick and the hills are flat and for that fact alone, you must feel some sense of pity for me. I have done my share of work and now it is time to play until I die or until the money runs out, not necessarily in that order. My goals are to meet as many interesting people as I can, travel to the ends of the earth, see my children into a happy adulthood, and hopefully do a few good things along the way for my fellow man and our good mother earth.